Environment and Natural Resources
Your Development
Australia's online resource providing practical information on how to create sustainable urban residential developments. Contains fact sheets, case studies, links to other sites, user comments and news articles.
http://yourdevelopment.org/
Australian Antarctic Division
The Australian Antarctic Division leads Australia's Antarctic Program. As a division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, their charter is to ensure Australia's Antarctic interests are advanced. It does this by conducting antarctic research and other activities aimed at achieving the Government's antarctic goals, and by administering and maintaining a presence in Australian antarctic and subantarctic territories.
http://www.aad.gov.au/
Defence Environmental Management
As one of Australia's largest land and property owners, the Department of Defence is entrusted with managing large tracts of land, water, cultural, and heritage sites on behalf of the Australia community. Defence is adopting ecologically sustainable development principles, and is striving to make them an everyday part of its business.
http://www.defence.gov.au/environment/
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture.
http://www.environment.gov.au/
Education Programs at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Join educators at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on a 40 hectare outdoor living classroom for an array of hands-on engaging, curriculum-linked educational experiences. Students will have the unique experience of seeing native plants from four of Australia's major ecosystems within one easily accessible site.
http://australia.gov.au/service/education-programs-at-the-australian-botanic-gardens
Information for decision making
The Environmental Resources Information Network, ERIN, manages and analyses environmental information for Environment Australia. This page links to information services provided or hosted by ERIN.
http://www.environment.gov.au/erin/
My environment
My Environment provides a window onto the environment and heritage around your place. Enter your address details to create a report that includes vulnerable and endangered plants and animals that may live near your place; where your nearest heritage sites and important wetlands are; and the location of your nearest waste oil disposal depot.
http://australia.gov.au/service/my-environment-service
